Artillerie a Cheval - Fischbach No.7

 Hello,

It’s time for another Fischbach print!

This time it is number 7, depicting mounted artillerymen. Unfortunately, my copy has slight creases and repairs at the corners. Nevertheless, in my opinion, it is worthy of a collection. You can find further information about Fischbach in the "Catalog" or in the posts covering the prints previously featured. Simply click on the small orange "Fischbach" label below the posts.

Best regards,

Andreas

Tirailleurs Algèriens - Fischbach No.4

 Hello,

After presenting the Fischbach catalog just a few days ago, I thought I’d simply continue with these lovely figures.

Here are two well-preserved officers from Fischbach Set No. 4—the Algerian Tirailleurs, or *Turcos*. Unfortunately, these are the only two figures I have from this set. I hope to add more soldiers to their ranks at some point in the future.

The total height of the figures, including their kepis, is 9.5 cm.

Best regards,

Andreas

Musique d'Infanterie - Marcel Vagné No.540

 Hello,

Today, I am showing you another sheet by Vagné. 

It bears the number 540 and depicts an infantry band. While I don't know much about military bands, the variety of these figures fascinates me. I would interpret the uniform as the model dating from between 1879 and 1899.

Best regards,

Andreas

J.F.Schreiber 343 - Gefecht zwischen Deutschen und Franzosen

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it's time to show you something from JFS again! 

This time it's a complete sheet with figures from the early days of World War I. The title is "Battle between Germans and French." As is typical with so many JFS WW1 related sheets, figures from previously released sets have been recombined.

Best regards,

Andreas

Luxuspapierfabrik Berlin - Französische Artillerie

Hello,

today I'm showing you some more figures from the Luxuspapierfabrik Berlin. I was able to find some new figures from this series for my collection – and it occurred to me that I've hardly shown any of the "old" ones.

So here's the French artillery. Two of the horse-drawn carriages were included in Carton No. 2 of the "Spiel-Soldaten zum Aufstellen." Unfortunately, one of my figures is missing a head.

Best regards,

Andreas

French Army - Marcel Vagné No.538

Hello,

today I'm showing you another sheet by Marcel Vagné. 

This one is number 538 and belongs to a series dedicated to the various armies (or rulers) of Europe. A key feature is that each figure represents a different branch of the armed forces or a different uniform of a unit. Some of the armies depicted correspond to the period in which these prints were published, while others reference historical uniforms. Having already shown the sheets with the armies of Italy, Austria, and Germany, this one represents the French army.

Best regards,

Andreas

Artilleurs á pied - Silbermann No.11

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Today I'm showing you a small group of Silbermann artillerymen from sheet number 11. They come from the first series of the 8 cm tall figures and were first produced between 1845 and 1853.

Only these 11 figures have survived and found their way into my small collection. They are in remarkably good condition, and the paint is still vibrant.

Best regards,

Andreas

Imagerie Pellerin No.177 - Infanterie A L'Attaque

Hello,

today I'm showing you another Pellerin sheet from my collection. 

It's number 177 and depicts French soldiers from World War I.

The figures are between 6 and 7 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Wurtz-Pées - Bataillon de Neuchâtel

Hello,

today I'm showing you again a few pages from a supplement to the magazine "Soldat Napoleoniens" (Soldiers of Napoleon). This time, it features soldiers of the Swiss Neuchâtel Battalion in the uniforms of 1812. Besides the classic infantrymen in their striking yellow-orange uniforms, you can also see the musicians of the regimental band, as well as the artillery and the train.

Best regards,

Andreas

Imageries Reunies Jarville-Nancy - 459 Manoeuvres d'Artillerie

Hello,

today I'm showing you another sheet from the Imagerie Jarville-Nancy. 

This one is number 459 and depicts four rows of French siege and field artillery performing various tasks on the gun. The figures are 7 to 7.5 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Wurtz-Pées - 3e régiment étranger irlandais

Hello,

A few weeks ago I stumbled across some very interesting plates with images of historical paper figures. I'd like to show you a series of them today.

As far as my research has shown, these plates were inserts in the magazine "Soldats Napoleoniens" (Napoleonic Soldiers). The figures shown are photographs from the Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) of the very well-known collection of hand-painted paper soldiers belonging to the Wurtz-Pées family. This collection was created roughly between 1825 and 1855 and essentially depicts all the units of the Napoleonic French Army and its allies.

Interestingly, these plates also show the original backs of the figures on the reverse side.

The series shown here depicts the 3rd Foreign Regiment from Ireland (3e régiment étranger "irlandais") of the French Army in the uniform of 1811.

Best regards,

Andreas

H.Bouquet Pro Patria Pl.2 - French Artillerie

Hello,

it's about time to finally included one of the most famous series of French paper figures in this blog! I'm referring to the beautiful figures by H. Bouquet. More precisely, the "Pro Patria" series. This series started in 1915 and continued to be expanded with new sheets even after 1918.

What's special about these figures is that the medium-weight cardstock was printed on both sides. This means that after cutting, the figure had a front and a back! While this wasn't a new invention—J.F. Schreiber had similar figures in his catalogs in the 1880s or 90s—only the H. Bouquet sheets seem to have been produced in truly large quantities.

Today I'm presenting Pro Patria sheet No. 2 with French artillery (circa 1915).

This sheet, however, is not an original but belongs to a series of reprints that were published in several folders in the 1980s.

These artillerymen are 6 cm tall. 

Best regards, Andreas